jpdb beta

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning

1

information system

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ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

1

matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue

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wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

1

to have an interest (in)

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as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie

1

brother

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telepathy

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out

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sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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Britain (island); Great Britain

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

1

friendly

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blackout

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source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

two days later; day after next; next day but one

1

high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood

1

detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

1

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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to lap; to overlap

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encampment; position; side; end; goal area

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

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eastern; east; Tokyo

14

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

2

entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster

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your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

15

political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

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to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

1

owner (esp. of a business)

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to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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patronage; protection

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financials; on the funding (capital) side

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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even if not; even without

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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management; administration; operation

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exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

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to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

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